IMD forecasts heavy rain in THESE states for next 2 days as Cyclone Midhili moves northwards
Cyclone Midhili can turn into a cyclonic storm over the next 24 hours and cross the Bangladesh coast between Mongla and Khepupara. "The system is likely to continue to move north-northeastwards, intensify further into a cyclonic storm over the next 24 hours, and cross the Bangladesh coast between Mongla and Khepupara in the early hours on Saturday, with a wind speed of 55-65 km, gusting up to 75 kmph," the bulletin stated as per news agency PTI.
IMD released informed that at 8:30 am on Thursday, the location of Cyclone Midhili was concentrated approximately 390 kilometers to the east-southeast of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and about 320 kilometers to the south-southeast of Paradip in Odisha. The weather department has also issued a warning to fishermen to not venture into the sea till 18 November as the cyclone is likely to intensify during this period.
As Cyclone Midhili crosses Bangladesh's coast, light to moderate rainfall is expected over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from Thursday to Saturday. The local administration of the areas is on alert owing to the warnings around Cyclone Midhili.
"Guidance from various numerical models is indicating north-northeastwards movement towards Bangladesh coast. Peak intensification is suggested up to the marginal cyclone stage," the agency added.
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